Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When we think of movement disorders, the tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease are probably what first spring to mind.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q: My cousin was diagnosed with dystonia, what is this? A: Dystonia is a disorder of involuntary muscle contractions that may ...

Movement disorders often show overlapping symptoms, making it difficult for doctors to make the correct diagnosis. Patients may also experience multiple movement disorders at the same time, further ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy is currently offered to patients with certain movement disorders that are not sufficiently controlled with medications. These conditions include Parkinson’s ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

Athetosis and chorea are two types of involuntary movements that can occur in children and adults with neurological conditions, such as cerebral palsy. The movements have different features, and the ...

Chorea and hemiballismus are both forms of involuntary movement disorders. Hemiballismus can cause sudden, violent, and flinging motions. Chorea can cause irregular, spontaneous, and nonrepetitive ...

Nycole S. 42 of Winfield, Kansas, started her mental health journey when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her teens. “When I was in high school, I was placed in a mental institution, which ...

TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) announced today that a new analysis from the European cohort of the RIM-TD open-label ...

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a rare movement disorder linked to long-term use of certain medications, especially dopamine receptor-blocking drugs like antipsychotics. Early TD symptoms often start with ...